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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Iowa rates for HCPCS 44402

This is an endoscopic procedure performed through an existing surgical opening in the abdominal wall to place a stent within the colon, helping keep a narrowed or blocked section open. It is used when access through the existing opening allows the area to be reached and treated. Patients who already have this surgical opening from a prior procedure can have this part of their colon treated through that opening.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$263 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$676 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $427 to $12,589Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,175
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $437 · 8th of 51
CA $912WV $257

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.